Cook v. State

An information was - filed in the district court for Cheyenne county against the plaintiff in error, charging him with the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses by falsely stating, on the 1st day of October, 1901, to one J. W. Wehn, that he, the plaintiff, ivas the owner of and had in his possession 150 head of yearling steers, branded with a “Y” on the right hip; that he also had in his possession and owned 100 tons of hay, all situated on his ranch in Banner county, Nebraska; that, by means of such false statements or pretenses, he procured a loan of money from the said Wehn,…